The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down yesterday in a coordinated law enforcement action led by the German Reutlingen Police Headquarters together with Europol and law enforcement agencies from around the world. The Safe-Inet service was shut down and its infrastructure seized in Germany, the Netherlands,…
Category: Laws
FCA fines Charles Schwab UK £8.96 million over safeguarding and compliance failures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Charles Schwab UK Ltd (CSUK) £8.96 million for failing to adequately protect client assets, carrying out a regulated activity without permission and making a false statement to the FCA. Customers affected by the breaches were all retail customers, who require the greatest level of protection. Mark Steward, Executive…
The New HIPAA NPRM—The Latest and Greatest in the Evolution of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Kirk J. Nahra of WilmerHale writes: Following a pattern of familiarity for health lawyers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a substantial Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in December at the end of an administration.[1] The NPRM is intended to revise the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
Inside Privacy Audiocast: Episode 8 – The Impact of the U.S. Election on Privacy Laws in the U.S.
Dan Cooper and Libbie Canter of Covington & Burling write: On the eighth episode of our Inside Privacy Audiocast, we peer through the looking glass at the U.S. election and the future of privacy laws in the U.S. We discuss whether the November 3 election is likely to be a watershed event in the development…